Table 1 Sociodemographic, medical and gynaecological history and provision of health care services profiles of women with (cases) and without (controls) severe maternal morbidity
Variables | Severe maternal morbidity (n = 352) | Non-severe maternal morbidity (n = 352) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Sociodemographic | ||||
Age | ||||
 <35 years | 235 | (66.8) | 296 | (84.1) |
 ≥35 years | 117 | (33.2) | 56 | (15.9) |
Race | ||||
 Malays | 349 | (99.1) | 350 | (99.4) |
 Others | 3 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.6) |
Marital status | ||||
 Married | 349 | (99.1) | 352 | (100.0) |
 Single | 3 | (0.9) | 0 | (0) |
Education level | ||||
 Nil and Primary | 15 | (4.3) | 13 | (3.7) |
 Secondary | 216 | (61.4) | 241 | (68.5) |
 Tertiary | 121 | (34.4) | 98 | (27.8) |
Occupation | ||||
 Unemployed | 186 | (52.8) | 199 | (56.5) |
 Self-employed | 25 | (7.1) | 32 | (9.1) |
 Support group | 89 | (25.3) | 90 | (25.6) |
 Professional | 52 | (14.8) | 31 | (8.8) |
Husband education | ||||
 Primary | 11 | (3.2) | 5 | (1.4) |
 Secondary | 229 | (65.6) | 254 | (72.2) |
 Tertiary | 109 | (31.2) | 93 | (26.4) |
 Husband occupation | ||||
 Unemployed | 6 | (1.7) | 5 | (1.4) |
 Self-employed | 132 | (37.8) | 158 | (44.9) |
 Support group | 168 | (48.1) | 167 | (47.4) |
 Professional | 43 | (12.3) | 22 | (6.3) |
Medical and gynaecological history | ||||
Comorbidity | ||||
 Absent | 308 | (87.5) | 326 | (92.6) |
 Present | 44 | (12.5) | 26 | (7.4) |
h/o abortion | ||||
 Absent | 277 | (78.7) | 274 | (77.8) |
 Present | 75 | (21.3) | 78 | (22.2) |
Provision of health care services | ||||
Health care facility | ||||
 Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital | 274 | (77.8) | 274 | (77.8) |
 Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital | 78 | (22.2) | 78 | (22.2) |
Referral status | ||||
 Not referred | 102 | (29.0) | 240 | (68.2) |
 Referred | 250 | (71.0) | 112 | (31.8) |
Birth attendant | ||||
 Doctors | 335 | (95.2) | 197 | (56.0) |
 Midwifes | 17 | (4.8) | 155 | (44.0) |